In response to their great tragedy, the Shaer, Yifrach and
Fraenkel families made a conscious decision to increase unity in the
Jewish world, and so yesterday, the anniversary of the boys'
kidnapping, was named Unity Day.

In Jerusalem, a series of lectures and panel discussions focusing
on unity took place in the afternoon; in the evening, prizes were
awarded to people and organizations that promote and increase Jewish
unity.

It was our great honour to be invited to present our Unity Quilts
to the families just before they sat on a panel together in the
afternoon.

A brief introduction told everyone in the auditorium about our
goals to create unity and offer comfort, and described the wide range
of quilters who contributed; we opened one quilt to show to
everyone, and Racheli Fraenkel came to the stage to thank us on
behalf of all the families.

Does it sound quick? It was! We didn't say a word, but were
honoured to have the opportunity to represent each and every one of
you - your words, your stitches, your love, your hope - directly to
the families on such a unique day.

We were then privileged to hear all three couples discussing their
hopes for unity in the future. We were touched by their depth of
thought, intelligence, warmth and authenticity. Honest and sad and
hopeful, all at once. It was humbling and inspiring.

Our thanks, which cannot be expressed deeply enough, go to each
and every person who sent us blocks, who helped sew, quilt, and bind
these quilts - and also to each of you who sent messages of care and
support. This was a beautiful experience of unity in action, and we
pray that each of us will continue to enlarge Jewish unity in our
daily lives.

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Welcome to Unity Quilts!
Unity Quilts was created by two friends who are passionate about quilting: Minna and Elisheva.
Our goal is to create quilts for the families of Naftali, Eyal and Gil-Ad, using blocks from Jewish quilters across Israel and the world, in the spirit of achdut (unity) that their families inspired.